Case Study
Chemical Industry: Ammonia Emergency Plan Calls on Packed Tower to Scrub Released Chemicals
Union Camp Clean Air Group designed packed tower scrubber for ammonia removal efficiency Chemical Industry: Ammonia Emergency Plan Calls on Packed Tower to Scrub Released Chemicals A few years ago Union Camp turned a corner. Management decided that advance planning would take the place of reacting after the fact to an emergency or regulatory agency demands. At Union Camp’s Dover, OH. facility, byproducts of the paper industry are converted into usable specialty chemicals for cosmetics, adhesives and other industries. Crystallization is a process used intensively with cooling provided by an ammonia refrigeration system. One of the particular concerns at the plant was the possibility of a catastrophic release of ammonia. With receivers, condensers, surge tanks, and accumulators for the chill